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Cape lion

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A lion of the extinct population of subspecies Panthera leo melanochaita which inhabited the Cape of Good Hope.

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  • Azerbaijani: Kap şiri — Panthera leo melanochaita
  • Dutch: Kaapse leeuw — Panthera leo melanochaita
  • Finnish: kapinleijona — Panthera leo melanochaita
  • French: lion du Cap — Panthera leo melanochaita
  • German: Kaplöwe — Panthera leo melanochaita
  • Italian: leone del Capo — Panthera leo melanochaita
  • Portuguese: leão-do-cabo — Panthera leo melanochaita
  • Russian: ка́пский лев (kápskij lev) — Panthera leo melanochaita
  • Spanish: león del Cabo — Panthera leo melanochaita
  • Swedish: Kaplejon — Panthera leo melanochaita